BRADENTON, Fla. -- After his annual Spring Training meeting with the Pirates' players and coaches Monday morning, owner Bob Nutting sat down for a 30-minute chat with the media and covered a broad range of topics regarding the club's vision, spending and disappointing 2016 season.
Asked about the lessons learned from last year's 83-loss campaign, Nutting pointed to collective underperformance rather than a lack of talent or support. Many of the Bucs' key players, including Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole, either didn't meet their usual standard or battled injuries.
"I think it's going to be good for us.